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In 1883 Krakatau erupted
One of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history occurs on Krakatoa (also called Krakatau), a small, uninhabited volcanic island east of Sumatra and west of Java, on August 27, 1883. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 people.
In 1976 Renee Richards a Transgender athlete was barred for the US Open
On August 27, 1976, the United States Tennis Association bars transgender athlete Renée Richards from competing in the U.S. Open as a woman, stating she must pass a chromosomal test. Richards fails the test, sues the USTA and wins the right a year later to compete via a New York
In 1955, the Guinness Book of Records made its debut
1916, Romania entered World War 1
On August 27, 1916, after Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, formally entering World War I, Romanian troops cross the border of the Austro-Hungarian Empire into the much-contested province of Transylvania.
1908 future president Lyndon Baines Johnson is born near Stonewall, Texas.
As a side note, I heard Johnson’s name a lot growing up. My Grandfather, never said his name, but spoke often about “that crooked son of a bitch”
I was told that L.B. stood for ‘Lying Bastid’. Is there any truth in this?
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